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Apr. 17, 2014

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Grant Wieman
Pacific Daily News

Geoffrey Borg, chief executive officer of FIDE, more commonly known as the World Chess Federation, is in Guam this week in an effort to grow the sport on the island.

Brog championed the benefits of playing chess -- developing problem-solving skills, strategy, memory and other mental gains. He said he believes the best place to start is by getting chess into Guam's public and private elementary schools.

"The main focus is to aim for elementary schools, because that's where the primary benefit is," Borg said. "We don't aim to make grandmasters out of kids, we are trying to get better citizens." ...